(19)
(11) EP 3 726 775 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/43

(21) Application number: 20178183.8

(22) Date of filing: 05.11.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/18(2006.01)
H04L 12/753(2013.01)
H04L 12/721(2013.01)
 H04L 12/761(2013.01)
H04L 12/46(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 04.11.2011 US 201161555992 P
09.10.2012 US 201213648151

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
12787621.7 / 2783480

(71) Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • MACK-CRANE, T. Benjamin
    Downers Grove, Illinois 60516 (US)
  • ASHWOOD-SMITH, Peter
    Québec, Gatineau J9A 2V8 (CA)

(74) Representative: Thun, Clemens 
Mitscherlich PartmbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


(54) METHOD FOR MULTICAST FLOW ROUTING SELECTION


(57) A network component comprising a memory coupled to a processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions that cause the processor to select a first multicast routing mode from a plurality of multicast routing modes supported by a network comprising the network component, assign the first multicast routing mode to a first multicast flow, and advertise a first information frame to a first plurality of nodes, wherein the first information frame provides the assignment of the first multicast routing mode to the first multicast flow.







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